Bill would ban people from smoking while children in the car. (Louisiana legislature lunacy)

KATC TV3 (Lafayette, Louisiana) ^ | 5/5/06 | unknown

[BerniesFriend]

My Dad used to stub his cigs out in our eyes when he was done with 'em. Not only THAT, but he used to drive us around in a smoke-filled, tin-can VW Bug with NO seatbelt protection. And if we were tall enough to reach the clutch pedal, and he was too drunk, we'd be driving and smoking for him. ;)

I didn't know you had such a spoiled upbringing..my father would smoke us as a cigarette..throw us out on the highway when he was done and then back up the car over us..but you can't tell young people that nowadays..;)

[SheLion]

One word buddy: taxes.

People pay 110% with taxes on cigarettes.  Not Big Tobacco and not the government.  The smokers pay for everything with cigarette taxes!

[Gabz]

There must be something in the air - and it ain't second hand tobacco smoke........but the nanny staters are obviously smoking something, and it sure isn't tobacco.

Has anyone ever heard of OPENNING a danged WINDOW????????

[sandbar]

Your child is 10 lbs overweight, lets remove them from the home...

[SheLion]

Lets think about this for a minute. This state has a major city in utter ruins and they are spending their time with THIS? Simply Amamzing.

THANK you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Raycpa]

"I'm just trying to protect those who cannot protect themselves," he said.

[SheLion]

The guy is in a convertible in a corn field! For all practical purposes, he is "outside".

When I think of what goes on in so many foster homes, and the shortage of good ones, I can't help but think that DHS wants to make their job harder (or impossible) so that they can get more funding.

Just goes to show you how asinine Maine Board of Health is.  And the Partnership for a Tobacco Free Maine!

I wait to see how long it takes for someone to mention the fact that the kids are in an open convertable, standing up and NO SEATBELTS or booster seats!  LOL!  What a crock, eh?

And you are right!  MORE FUNDING PLEASE!  That's all they are about.  MONEY.  They could care less who they trample on to get more money! 

[BlueStateDepression]

I wait to see how long it takes for someone to mention the fact that the kids are in an open convertable, standing up and NO SEATBELTS or booster seats! LOL! What a crock, eh?

BWAAA HAHAHAHAHAHHA so much for that marketing director!!!

[coloradan]

"Don't worry about us, all we are asking for is a ban on smoking on domestic flights shorter than 2 hours duration. That's it. Nothing more. Why are you making such a big deal out of this? ..."

[sergeantdave]

"I'm just trying to protect those who cannot protect themselves," he said.

Your homes are next. Bureaucrats, carrying writs of assistance, will demand entry to homes to check that children are being raised according to the state's interpretation of the Marxist common good.

(Writs of assistance are one of factors that ignited the American revolutionary war.)

[Prysson]

This is what you get with career politicans in full time legislative sessions. Peple who feel they have to be seen to be doing something and have nothing better to do with their time then pass this kind of lunatic drivel.

[SheLion]

Kids are wimps these days. ;)

What is going on this week? Man, it's been a full court press by the Nanny Staters! Grrrrr!

The kids today are wimps because they are being dumbed down. 

Hey!  The anti's have bought over a million signatures out in California to stop smoking!  They PAID for the signatures!  What a bunch of low life's they are!

[Raycpa]

The damn nanny state is out of control. When I as a kid, my parents didn't worry about such nonsense.

[SheLion]

BWAAA HAHAHAHAHAHHA so much for that marketing director!!!

"A picture is worth a thousand words. "

[bwteim]

AND a 24 hour smoke free period in Maine ... Can't believe I missed that thread - I must have been driving my rug rats around in my convertible, without car safety seats, no seatbelt for myself, top down, smoking up a storm.

[-YYZ-]

Luxury! Why, when I were a wee nipper...

Ah, great minds thing alike. Three Yorkshiremen, one of the best skits ever.

[BlueStateDepression]

I must agree ;)

[Lou L]

I don't like the smoke nazis either. But not lighting up in a car with kids in it makes sense to me

Ensuring your kids don't eat more than 5 milligrams of sugar per day makes sense to me...making sure your kids eat no more than 12 grams of saturated fat makes sense to me...making sure your kids get at least 5 hours' exercise a week makes sense to me...making sure your kids aren't exposed to harmful radiation, lead-based paint, harsh chemicals, toxic dust, and high-energy electromagnetic sources makes sense to me...not allowing your kids to watch morally or culturally offensive TV shows makes sense to me...teaching your kids manners makes sense to me...

My point is, a lot of things may make sense when it comes to raising kids, but where do you draw the line? And why is tobacco usage singled out as being the most harmful? If it's that bad for you--ban it entirely.

[WildHorseCrash]

"I just think you're going a little too far in this Legislature when we can't allow parents of their own children to take care of their own children," she said.

I like the way that this moron calls blowing carcinogens and poisons in smoke into children's lungs "taking care" of them. Next thing you know, this idiot will try to pass a law saying that parents can feed infants drain cleaning. After all that would be "taking care" of them, too...

[delphirogatio]

"I didn't know you had such a spoiled upbringing..my father would smoke us as a cigarette..throw us out on the highway when he was done and then back up the car over us..but you can't tell young people that nowadays..;)"

Thanks. I need a new monitor now, as the Dr. Pepper is still dripping from it as well as my nose....gotta be a papertowel around here somewhere....